Thread: Why is it called the "formation lap"?
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Old 14 May 2019, 09:18 (Ref:3903658)   #6
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I believe it's a good example of a "faux ami", a word common to French & English which has a different meaning in the two languages.


In French, the native language of the FIA, & in this context, "formation" means "training".
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